May 30th

 

On this day in Yankee history... 


1932: The Yankees dedicate a monument to late manager Miller Huggins, placing it in front of the flagpole in center field at the Stadium. 

1956: Mickey Mantle hits a home run that comes within a foot-and-a-half of leaving Yankee Stadium. It hits the face of the upper deck in right field, 370 feet from home plate and 117 feet in the air. Mantle also becomes the first player in major league history to hit 20 home runs by the end of May as the Yankees beat the Washington Senators 4-3. 

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1961: Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris and Bill Skowron each hit two home runs to lead the Yankees to a 12-3 rout of the Red Sox at Fenway Park. Yogi Berra also homers for New York. Ralph Terry is the winning pitcher, Gene Conley the loser.

                     
    http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1961/B05300BOS1961.htm 



 
1967: Whitey Ford announces his retirement from baseball because of an elbow injury. His final appearance was a start in Detroit on May 21st, but he lasted just one inning for the Yankees. He finishes his major league career with a 236-106 record. 

2011: Bartolo Colón pitches his first shutout since 2006 in blanking the Athletics 5-0. The 38-year-old Yankees pitcher has made a remarkable comeback after being out of the majors all of last year. 

 
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